Pumas are unlikely to recolonize much of their historical range in the eastern U.S., a new study finds. It’s not a lack of habitat or food keeping out the pumas, also known as cougars or mountain lions. It’s the highways. Historically, pumas (Puma concolor) ranged coast to coast across nearly all of the Americas, stretching […]
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Video shows family of four mountain lions hiking along California trail
A family of mountain lions – possibly, or maybe they were just close friends – were caught on camera trotting along a hiking trail Monday morning at the Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park in California. Whether they were actually a family or not, it’s very unusual to see such a large group of mountain lions. It’s […]